MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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